Don't Just Study – Dominate!

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WHAT IS DOMINATE THE BAR?

Dominate The Bar is a study aid for the multi-state portion of the Bar Exam (MBE), covering Constitutional Law, Contracts & Sales, Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure, Evidence, Real Property, and Torts. Dominate The Bar consists of more than 900 carefully crafted flash cards that go through each subject in an organized and thoughtful manner. It is the perfect supplement to a commercial lecture course or any other study regimen you are following to prepare for the Bar Exam. Hundreds of students have already used Dominate The Bar with great success – there is no better way to memorize the material tested on the multi-state portion of the Bar Exam.

THE METHOD

The best way to memorize something is not to read it over and over, but rather to have to answer the same questions over and over. The difference is proactive learning: answering questions on flash cards forces you to recall the information, enforcing memorization of the topic. Dominate The Bar flash cards work you through the most important legal material for the Bar Exam, teaching you the black letter law in each subject and then highlighting the most important exceptions to those rules – everything that you need to know to Dominate The Bar.

PAPER & INK or MOBILE APP

Dominate The Bar is available as both a paper & ink flash card set printed on high quality card stock and packed in a durable box, and as a mobile app for iOS devices like iPhone, iPad, and iTouch.

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About the author

Michael Elson is a 2006 graduate of the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, where he earned a Juris Doctor with the distinction of magna cum laude. During his time at Cardozo he served as an Articles Editor on the Cardozo Law Review.

After graduating law school Michael worked at the New York offices of Heller Ehrman LLP, and in 2008 moved to Oregon to practice at a small firm.

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Don’t Re-Read Your Outlines Over and Over

If you are like 99.9% of the population, you're going to just zone out after a while and absorb a fraction of the material. Instead, flip through the cards. By asking yourself questions and forcing yourself to think about the material, you will memorize the material faster and more thoroughly.

Don’t Do Too Many Multiple Choice Questions

It's good to practice, and you should certainly take some practice tests, but taking tests isn't how to learn the material. By the time you check your answers, you've lost the opportunity to reinforce your memorization of the law.

Do Keep Some Cards In Your Coat Pocket

Use them on the train or bus, while you're waiting for coffee to brew, while on the commode, while talking to your mom on the phone. Keep looking them over even if it's just a couple at a time. The point of this is a bombardment of repetition, you will memorize the law and then YOU WILL DOMINATE THE BAR. If you have a smart phone, get Dominate the Bar Mobile, and you’ll never be more than a click away from the tools you need to Dominate The Bar.

Do Go Through At Least One Entire Subject Each Day From Start to Finish

It doesn't take too long to do a whole subject, and it’s important to look at each subject as a whole. It's great to do a couple dozen cards at a time whenever you have five free minutes, but it's also important to sit down and drill out a whole subject.

Do Keep A Positive Attitude

You will know the material in time for the test. YOU WILL DOMINATE THE BAR.

Do Think Of Everything In Terms Of Domination

Dominate contracts when you study it, dominate your sandwich at lunch, dominate the library in the afternoon, and at night dominate going out with your friends. If you can dominate all of those things, YOU WILL DOMINATE THE BAR.